1.   Brian Adair paints a pessimistic picture of the new regime.

2.   Conversely, the Nasdaq composite often paints a far too pessimistic picture when the dominant stocks perform poorly, as was seen over the past month.

3.   Yeltsin took reporters to task, saying they painted too pessimistic a picture of the meeting.

4.   Adisai is not painting a pessimistic picture.

5.   They also noted that consumer spending was surprisingly strong in May, brightening the generally pessimistic picture.

6.   They also noted that consumer spending wasurprisingly strong in May, brightening the generally pessimistic picture.

7.   However, the economic institute Ifo painted a less pessimistic picture of the German economy than had been widely expected.

8.   Kohl was the first German official to paint such a pessimistic economic picture for the year that is drawing to a close.